Cy-Fair softball coach Debbie Burrow is in her 27th season with the Lady Bobcats in 2013.

Cy-Fair softball coach Debbie Burrow is in her 27th season with the Lady Bobcats in 2013.

Photo: L. Scott Hainline

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Cy-Fair softball coach Debbie Burrow is in her 27th season with the Lady Bobcats in 2013.

Cy-Fair softball coach Debbie Burrow is in her 27th season with the Lady Bobcats in 2013.

Photo: L. Scott Hainline

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Cy-Fair Lady Bobcats softball senior shortstop Jordan Rains is on the move during a 7-0 victory against Friendswood at the 2013 Pearland ISD Softball Tournament on 2-23-13 at Dawson High School.

Cy-Fair Lady Bobcats softball senior shortstop Jordan Rains is on the move during a 7-0 victory against Friendswood at the 2013 Pearland ISD Softball Tournament on 2-23-13 at Dawson High School.

Photo: L. Scott Hainline

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Cy-Fair freshman Alysa Dalton (left) kicks up the dust sliding safely into third base during a 7-0 victory against Friendswood at the 2013 Pearland ISD Softball Tournament on 2-23-13 at Dawson High School.

Cy-Fair freshman Alysa Dalton (left) kicks up the dust sliding safely into third base during a 7-0 victory against Friendswood at the 2013 Pearland ISD Softball Tournament on 2-23-13 at Dawson High School.

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Cy-Fair senior center fielder and cleanup hitter Amanda Fulkerson lays down a bunt during a 7-0 victory over Friendswood.

Cy-Fair senior center fielder and cleanup hitter Amanda Fulkerson lays down a bunt during a 7-0 victory over Friendswood.

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Softball: Cy-Fair starts season strong

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There's always time to think about and plan for district, the games that really count, but not for District 17-5A softball.

Those 10 teams opened the season and district on Feb. 12 with just scrimmages in the books, and other than tournament action, like this week's Cy-Fair ISD Tournament, the rest of the schedule is made up of district games (18 total).

"With 10 teams in our school district and UIL district, we have to start that early," Cy-Fair's 27th-year coach Debbie Burrow said. "We are able to get a couple of tournaments in, but now, it's after we've played district games, and then there's a district game in the middle of the tournament.

"It's the same for all the teams, so no one has an advantage, and it usually comes down to the end."

No one was hotter early on than Burrow's Lady Bobcats, who produced a 10-0 overall start that included a 6-0 championship finish at the Pearland ISD Tournament, and a 4-0 beginning in 17-5A with wins over Cy Creek 7-0, Cy Springs 10-0, Cy Ranch 3-2 and Cy Falls 4-0.

"We're pleased, but there is still a long, long way to go," Burrow said. "There are several very good teams right in our own district like Cy Woods, and we had a real battle with Cy Ranch last week."